Valdemar IV of Denmark

Names
	Valdemar Christoffersen

Valdemar IV
Valdemar IV
	Valdemar shown on a contemporary fresco in St. Peter's Church, Næstved (Sankt Peders Kirke).
King of Denmark and the Wends
Reign	24 June 1340 – 24 October 1375
Predecessor	Christopher II
Successor	Olaf II
King of the Goths
Reign	1361–1375
Successor	Olaf II
Born	1320; Tikøb, Helsingør, Denmark
Died	24 October 1375 (aged 54–55); Gurre Castle, North Zealand, Denmark
Burial	first at Vordingborg Castle, then Sorø Abbey
Spouse	Helvig of Schleswig (m. 1340; died 1374)
Issue; among others...	Christopher, Duke of Lolland; Ingeborg, Duchess of Mecklenburg; Margaret I, Queen of Denmark;
Names
Names
	Valdemar Christoffersen
House	House of Estridsen
Father	Christopher II of Denmark
Mother	Euphemia of Pomerania

Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375.^[1] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.

^ "Valdemar Atterdag −1375". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[1] "Valdemar Atterdag −1375". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

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